Blessings From Home

Suddenly Saturday

Saturday is come and almost gone. I actually don't think I realized that we were already heading into the second week of October until just today. This last week has been sort of a blur of problems and pain. I've spiraled down into what seems to be a semi-depression over these things that are stirring around in my life and I haven't been taking them to the Lord as I should have been.

The kidney stones and UTI are still looming over me causing me a lot of pain and discomfort. The antibiotic they gave me for the infection caused me unbearable migraines and I have decided to quit taking it. I told my husband the other day, I have drank so much water the last few days that I feel like my eyeballs are floating, but I truly think this is a good thing. I was not drinking the amount of water I needed to and was consuming entirely too much soda. I need to take better care of this body that the Lord has given me. And I have not been at all. My weight is higher than it has ever been. My hips and knees are giving me trouble from all the extra weight. I am not the kind of person that can diet. I don't do slim fast or diet pills or weight watchers, although I have tried WW and it does work if you can afford it. I am the kind of person that needs to make small changes, babysteps. I think I've already taken the first babystep and that is with the water. I don't promise to never have a soda or an ounce of caffiene again, but if I manage to drink my 64+ ounces of water a day then I will be doing so much better. The main thing I like is to have something to drink with my meals. I like to have a cup of coffee in the morning, some oj or milk with my breakfast, and a tall glass of sweet iced tea with my lunch and dinner. Now I can do that if I drink nothing but water the rest of the day.

Also taking vitamins is such an important thing for me. Vitamins are my source of energy. Even if all I take is a prenatal or multivitamin. I thrive so much better. I am anemic and tend to have severe dark circles under my eyes when my iron is low, and my energy sinks. I try to take a prenatal vitamin and a vitamin b complex and about every other day I take an extra iron supplement. And during cold/flu season, I take extra vitamin c.

This last week my home has suffered tremendously. Everything has suffered actually. I just feel awful when my house is in shambles. I am really ready to kick it in gear this week. I'm ready to figure out a good routine for us and put it to use. I am going to be working on my home management binder and start using it as well.

Money is very tight this month. My husband's and my vehicles are needing some work and it is cutting into our budget majorly. So I am ready to really be saving money in every way I can. I really like it when I get into frugal mode, I just wish I could stay in that mode so we can really start saving. This is definately a goal of mine.

Something we are working on right now is a rent house that belongs to my husband's parents. They just recently inherited it, and since they live overseas, we are having to get it ready to sell. The problem is that the previous tennants left it in filth...and I mean filth! I honestly have never seen a more disgusting house. Today we worked on it and there were roaches everywhere. There was an open box of cornflakes left on the counter among other food that a critter of some kind was rumbling about in. YUCK! There was appliances, clothes, food, even pornograpy just left laying around the house. I was so disgusted! How can people live like this!?! Obviously children were living there as I have ran across toys and little girls clothing. My heart just breaks for those babies. I can't imagine their lives. If it comes to your mind, we would appreciate prayers on this, that we can get it cleaned up and taken care of soon, so we won't have to mess with it and that we can get it sold. Thanks so much.

Goings on this week include.....

~Major housecleaning. As I said, my house has suffered this week and I have a lot to catch up on.

~School. I ordered a new curriculum and it should be arriving the first of this next week. I'm really excited to get started on it and so is Nicholas. Until then we'll be doing a study on Christopher Columbus and continuing on with what we've been doing.

~Sewing. I've got lots of sewing to do, including winter clothes for my kids, diapers for my youngest, and I may be making some diapers for someone else which will keep me busy.

And that about sums up my week. Tomorrow we'll be going to church and then to my parent's house. I have haircuts to do. I'm the family barber. And my mom and I are going in together to make a huge batch of potato soup to seal a meal for our freezers. If you're still with me, thanks for listening to my ramblings. I pray your week is amazingly blessed and will catch up with you all as I have time!

Love and Blessings,

Sara